Mars enters Scorpio

Mars enters Scorpio

Mars is in Scorpio from September 22 – November 4, 2025.

Passionate determination and dedication. In Scorpio, Mars is driven and focused on getting what it wants. We are persevering, single-minded, and strong. The desire to experience our emotional depths, as well as the urge to penetrate the surface of life in order to explore deeper levels of existence, is powerful. We are fascinated with what others tend to repress, and are drawn to experiencing and understanding these things.

During this Mars-in-Scorpio cycle, we are less inclined to avoid important issues–we go all in. In some ways, we are attracted to crisis, as we see crisis as transformative and emotionally exciting. We would rather feel extreme emotions than nothing at all, as mediocrity or the “middle road” is felt to be unsatisfying.

Mars in Scorpio themes include:

• Uniquely and perhaps obsessively focused and disciplined when pursuing a desire.
• Instinctive action.
• Rarely backing down.
• Not seeking confrontation, but unafraid and ready to defend and oppose if needed.
• Secretive or simply not very forthcoming about motivations, methods, and goals.
• Having difficulties stopping, calling it a day, letting something go.
• Natural strategist.
• Activity with or disputes over power dynamics, shared resources, taxes, or joint finances.
• Intense attachments, intimacy.

While Mars is in Scorpio in 2025, Mars forms the following aspects that refine the above themes:

• Sep 23, 2025     7:01 AM Mars  0 Scorpio 45 quincunx Neptune  0 Aries 45
• Sep 23, 2025     1:10 PM Sun  0 Libra 56 semi-sextile  Mars  0 Scorpio 56
• Sep 24, 2025     3:14 AM Mars  1 Scorpio 20 quincunx Uranus  1 Gemini 20
• Sep 13, 2025   7:51 AM Mars  1 Scorpio 28 square  Pluto  1 Aquarius 28 – ambitious, manipulative, icing someone out.
• Sep 26, 2025    10:33 PM Mars  3 Scorpio 13 sesquiquadrate True Node 18 Pisces 13
• Sep 28, 2025     1:05 AM Mars biquintile Saturn – strategic, tactical
• Oct  1, 2025     7:15 PM Mars biquintile Neptune – creative, intelligent
  
• Oct  9, 2025    10:04 PM Mars 12 Scorpio 05 sesquiquadrate Saturn 27 Pisces 05
• Oct 13, 2025     5:12 AM Venus 29 Virgo 22 semi-square Mars 14 Scorpio 22 – interpersonal tension
• Oct 14, 2025     9:27 AM Mars 15 Scorpio 11 sesquiquadrate Neptune  0 Aries 11
• Oct 18, 2025  9:41 AM Mars 17 Scorpio 59 trine True Node 17 Pisces 59
• Oct 20, 2025   2:51 AM Mercury 19 Scorpio 11 conjunction  Mars 19 Scorpio 11 – verbalizing desires, mobilizing ideas.
• Oct 20, 2025     9:20 AM Mars quintile Pluto
• Oct 27, 2025    12:40 PM Mars 24 Scorpio 24 quincunx Chiron 24 Aries 24
• Oct 28, 2025  2:19 AM Mars 24 Scorpio 49 trine Jupiter 24 Cancer 49 – courage to stand up for our principles; making things happen; energetic debates or adventures.
• Oct 29, 2025   3:05 PM Mars 25 Scorpio 54 trine Saturn 25 Pisces 54 – efforts to overcome problems, obstacles, or barriers; well-paced activities and efforts.
• Nov 3, 2025  10:59 PM Mars 29 Scorpio 44 trine Neptune 29 Pisces 44 – inspired actions and efforts.

The Moon is excluded. Major aspect dates are in color and bold.